YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by Brokerages

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) have been assigned an average rating of "Hold" from the seven research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $34.23.

YPF has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. StockNews.com cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday. UBS Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $38.00 target price (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Jefferies Financial Group raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $23.50 to $30.00 in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 58.4% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,091 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 771 shares in the last quarter. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.2% during the 2nd quarter. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC now owns 20,181 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $406,000 after purchasing an additional 1,186 shares during the period. Diversify Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 57,330 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $1,216,000 after purchasing an additional 2,608 shares during the period. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.7% during the third quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 47,348 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $1,004,000 after purchasing an additional 2,992 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter valued at $63,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 7.1 %

NYSE YPF traded down $3.19 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $41.69. The company had a trading volume of 3,156,838 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,204,465. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.13 and a beta of 1.94. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $32.53 and a 200 day moving average of $25.21. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1-year low of $14.53 and a 1-year high of $45.97.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Company Profile

YPF Sociedad Anónima, an energy company, engages in the oil and gas upstream and downstream activities in Argentina. Its upstream operations include the exploration, exploitation, and production of crude oil, and natural gas. The company's downstream operations include petrochemical production and crude oil refining; transportation and distribution refined and petrochemical products; commercialization of crude oil, petrochemical products, and specialties.